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Local contractor Shawn Bolton shared details of a four-phase development plan and the Planned Unit Development (PUD) proposal for 92 residential lots situated between Meeker Airport and Highway 13, northeast of Pioneers Medical Center. Access to this property is from Walnut Ridge Drive, via Pioneers Medical Center Drive. Proposed lots would be segmented as such:
Dates for the county fair in 2024 were set by the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners Tuesday during the regular meeting. Shooting sports events will start July 20, equine events July 26, general fair July 29-Aug. 4, and the livestock sale will be held Aug. 3, 2024. Also approved during the regular meeting in
Department of Human Services Rio Blanco County DHS provides services and programs for child support enforcement, child welfare, aid to the needy and disabled, food assistance, old age pension and various others. Projected revenues are up 3% to $3.79M and budgeted expenditures are down 3.3% to $3.91M. Significant revenue increases come from Property Taxes (+$376K)
Rio Blanco County Commissioners, administrators, staff and volunteers from RBC's various departments, boards and tax districts have met for a combined total of more than 15 hours this month to comb through numbers, review funding requests and set final proposed changes to the 2024 budget based on county goals. The budget process is ongoing through